“The Meidas Touch” Tops Podtrac’s February Multi-Channel Podcast Ranking
February 2026 is the second month of Podtrac’s multi-channel podcast ranking – combining audio, video, and video clips – to arrive at its total U.S. consumption. For February, the Meidas Touch Network’s news
program “The Meidas Touch” is #1, followed by Joe Rogan’s comedy podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience” at #2. Rising to #3 in February was Goalhanger’s history show “The Rest is History.” Interestingly, the overwhelming majority of “The Meidas Touch” consumption is via video and video clips, while “The Rest is History” consumption is primarily audio only. Notable changes from the January ranking include Candace Owens’ “Candace” rising four places to #6, Red Seat Ventures’ “The Tucker Carlson Show” climbing five places to #10, and DailyWire’s “The Ben Shapiro Show” falling two places to #15. See more here.
Times’ “The Daily,” followed by NPR’s “NPR News Now” at #2 and NPR’s “Up First” at #3. Some moves of note include Dan Bongino’s “The Dan Bongino Show” sliding from #4 to #5, The DailyWire’s “The Ben Shapiro Show” dipping two spots to #11, and Cumulus Podcast Network’s “The Shawn Ryan Show” rising to one spot to #12. 
NPR’s “Up First” taking over the #2 spot from NBC News’ “Dateline NBC,” which falls to #3. Other commercial radio-related podcasts charting in the top 20 include The Daily Wire’s “The Ben Shapiro Show” at #6, Cumulus Podcast Network’s “The Dan Bongino Show” at #9, and iHeartPodcast’s “Stuff You Should Know” at #10. The ranker is based on Unique U.S. Monthly Audience for participating podcasts.
#2 (77,602 AAS), and Audacy at #3 (58,527 AAS). Other commercial broadcasters making the top 30 include Cumulus Streaming Network at #4 (40,999 AAS), Beasley Broadcasting Corporate at #6 (18,862 AAS), Hubbard Broadcasting at #8 (14,792 AAS), Urban One at #11 (9,601 AAS), and Salem Communications at #12 (8,244 AAS).